Brazil lost 2-1 to Mexico in the London 2012 Summer Olympics gold-medal match on Saturday afternoon.

The Brazilians were consensus favorites going into the Games. On paper it looked as though they had the potential to be one of the greatest Olympic football clubs ever, if not the greatest. Through five contests, it looked as though Brazil would go down in history as exactly that, as it had scored three goals in each one of its matches.

Mexico wouldn’t hear of it, though. It rode an early lead to the finish line to claim the Olympic crown.

While this is an upset, remember, Mexico defeated the Brazilians, 2-0, in an international friendly back on June 3rd.

Here’s a recap of the Mexicans’ silencing of Brazil, again.

Tweets of the Day

Keir Radnedge of Goal.com raved about the environment at Wembley Stadium before the match began:

While the Brazilians hadn’t failed to entertain in any of their previous Olympic matches, Mexico’s safe play after its don’t-blink opening goal prevented Brazil from doing so. Kieran Hot FM complained:

Wat a boring game laaa...So now wat??Mexico gonna try to hang on to that early gol till the very last minute???#kakibola

Neymar showed flashes of brilliance during the match, putting his dazzling dribbling on display.

His performance featured more style than substance, though. He attempted a team-high five shots and drew four fouls, but in the end, he failed to put a dent in the scoreboard.

Gabriel: D

Brazil’s goalkeeper didn’t get much assistance from Rafael stopping Mexico’s first goal. Still, he recorded just one save and surrendered two goals.

Gabriel was never the Brazilians’ strength—scoring was—and while he didn’t get much help on that end either, his performance was still one to forget.

Grades for Key Mexican Players

Oribe Peralta: A+

It’s safe to say that Peralta is the most beloved man in Mexico right now.

He put the underdog club on his back to defeat a heavily hyped Brazilian team, outshining the likes of Neymar and Hulk. He scored both of Mexico’s goals—one to set the tone of the match and a second to clinch the win.

Jose Corona: A

Corona and the Mexican defense did a phenomenal job of frustrating Brazil’s usually explosive offensive attack. He recorded three saves in total on the match.